Research Article
HAEMATOLOGICAL STUDY ON EFFICACY OF ASHWAGANDHA(WITHANIA SOMNIFERA) IN PESTICIDES INTOXICATED COCKEREL RACHNA VARMA1, G. K. CHOUDHARY2, S. P. SINGH3, P. K. CHOUDHARY4 AND H. S. PANWAR 5 1
Associate professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology; 5Assistant professor, Department of Animal Physiology; 3 Professor & Head, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, College of Veterinary sciences and Animal Husbandry N. D. University of Agriculture & Technology, Faizabad; G. B. Pant University of agriculture & Technology, U. S. Nagar, Uttrakhand.; 5Retd. Professor, Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Veterinary College, Mathura 2 Corresponding Author, Subject Matter Specialist, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, IIVR, Sant Ravidas Nagar,
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ABSTRACT The present study was undertaken to know the protective efficacy of aswagandha in pesticides intoxicated cockerels. Ninety, 8-week old male white leghorn cockerels were randomly divided into 9 groups of 10 birds each. Group I was considered as control and group II(Endosulphan100ppm), III(Chlorpyriphos 250ppm), IV(Deltamethrin 100ppm), V(Fenvalarate 250ppm), VI(Endosulphan100ppm + Ashwagandha 100ppm), VII(Chlorpyriphos 250ppm + Ashwagandha 100ppm), VIII(Deltamethrin 100ppm + Ashwagandha 100ppm), IX(Fenvalarate 250ppm + Ashwagandha 100ppm) were considered as treated groups. They were fed medicated ration for 24 weeks. Blood samples (4-6 ml) were collected at 12 and 24 week interval from wing vein of cockerels using sterilized disposable syringes in a heparinised test tube for estimation of different haematological parameters. There were significant (P
